Is MUJI San Jose closed?

The company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection three weeks ago, is closing all of its California stores. That includes its two other Bay Area locations, at the Stanford Shopping Center and in downtown San Jose, as well as stores in Los Angeles, Hollywood, and Santa Monica.

Is MUJI closing down?

Why is this? Well, in July 2020, MUJI filed for bankruptcy. Claiming that the company had fallen victim to the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic swiftly spread across all retail stores, they followed their bankruptcy announcement with the closure of all their Bay Area retail locations.

Will MUJI reopen in California?

Muji USA Ltd., one of the many retail victims of COVID-19, will permanently close all seven of its stores in California as part of the company’s Chapter 11 restructuring. The locations are in Los Angeles on the Third Street Promenade, Hollywood, Santa Anita, Stanford, San Jose, Santa Monica and San Francisco.

Will MUJI come back to us?

MUJI will continue to operate its 12 other locations in the country in the meantime, and all its stores outside the United States are running uninterrupted too. In fact, MUJI plans to expand its current network of 970 stores to 1,138 stores by August 2021.

Why did Muji San Jose close?

“Muji has felt the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on in-store retail, and as a result will take this opportunity to refocus our efforts in the United States on key regional markets and e-commerce,” Muji CEO Satoshi Okazaki said in a statement issued July 12.

Is there a Muji store in California?

It opened its first store outside Japan in London in 1991, adding over 300 since then. MUJI USA has twelve stores in the U.S., with five in California, six in the greater New York City area, including a stand-alone MUJI to Go store at JFK airport, and one in New Jersey.

Did Muji close in the US?

This year has been a brutal one for Muji in North America and Europe, which together accounted for less than 10%, or 72, of its total locations as of August. Coronavirus-induced store shutdowns drove Muji U.S.A. to file for bankruptcy protection in July.

Does MUJI accept cash?

Yes, MUJI Shopping Point can be used with cash, credit card.

Is MUJI closing in NYC?

Muji is the latest company to file for bankruptcy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic — others with New York City locations include Brooks Brothers, J. Crew, Neiman Marcus and Le Pain Quotidien.